Boxing legend Muhammad Ali - one of the world's greatest sporting figures - has died at the age of 74.

拳击界传奇，全球最伟大的体育界标志性人物之一穆罕穆德·阿里逝世，享年74岁。

The former world heavyweight champion died late on Friday at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix¹, Arizona.

周五晚，这名前任世界重量级拳击手冠军于美国亚利桑那州凤凰城去世。

He had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated² by Parkinson's disease³.

他因帕金森氏综合症并发的呼吸道疾病备受折磨。

Ali's funeral will take place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, said his family.

其家人表示，阿里的葬礼将在肯塔基州，其家乡路易斯维尔举行。

【阿里名言】

关于拳击：

"I'm king of the world! I'm pretty! I'm a bad man! I shook up the world! I shook up the world! I shook up the world!"   - Ali after beating Liston.

“我是世界的王者！我帅呆了！我真是个坏小子！我震撼了世界！我震撼了世界！！我震撼了世界！！！”在打败利斯顿后阿里说道。

关于胜利：

“The will must be stronger than the skill.”

“意志必须强于技能。”

关于信念：

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”

"缺乏信仰让人类怯于面对挑战，而我，相信我自己。"

关于生活：

"Don't count the days, make the days count."

"别只是掰着指头数日子，要让每一天都过得有意义。"

关于战争：

阿里曾为越南战争大胆发声，并拒绝入伍，他表示：

"They did what they thought was right, and I did what I thought was right."

“他们行他们认为正确之事，我做我的。”

关于种族歧视：

"Why are all the angels white? Why ain't there no black angels?" - Ali at a church in 1983.

“为什么所有的天使都是白人？为什么就没有黑人天使呢？”1983年阿里在教堂说道。